The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-17
WHEELING, ". VA, BItI17, 1887.
a Few Facts.

Aup ioScht Dbiussao oNCl tAo GIcCtlUu VI
United Stated Senator was not only the
most exciting in tho history Of the State,
but 1t was the most complicated as well.
The complications were many, and some
OF them Of very peculiar character.
Democrats who hated MIR. Camden per.
sonally aud who had no special love Tor
the caucus, we're earnest Camden men be-
cause they hated Gov. Wilson and bis
element moro. Other Democrats cup.
ported Mr.. Camden because in his til.
umph was bound up the essential condi-
ton Of party discipline.
The most interesting situation was in
the Republican party. There never was
a moment, from tho first day Of tho regu.
lar session to the last day Of the extra ses.
sion, when there was shadow OF a chance
to elect q Republican. Yet there we're
Republicans who expected their represeu.
tatiyes in the Legislature to find some
way to snatch Republican Senator cut
OF the Democratic contention.
There were Republicans who never saw
Mr.. Camden, who believed him TO have
determined the complexion Of the Lsgis
lasure by the liberal use Of his money
who thought his connection with the Stan
dard Oh Company entirely too close, ye'
wanted him elected under the firm con
viction that the Democratic party was uo
strong enough to stand the strain.
Other Republicans desired tho election
OF Mr.. Camden because they thought hi
political prominence had enabled him &c
bring capital into the State for its Develop
ment, and becsuae he put his own money
into railroad building at home, and WAS still
engaged in works Of public utility. The
men who come under this head think il
was great mistake for Republican repre-
ssntstiyes to permit the defeat Of Mr.
Camden.
On the other side we're Republicans
who have pleasant social or business re
lations with Mr.. Camden, who had beer
obliged by him in his Senatorial capacity
who on every personal ground preferred
: Camden before any other man in his party
yet who stood immovable agsinst any sug
gestion to help Mr.. Camden by 30 much
as one Republican vote. These Republi'
cans had no peraonsl resentment agains'
Mr.. Camden, but they were for their par.
ty's interest as they were able to Gee itf
interest.
Theae various Republican sentiments
have been merely outlined in the rough.
They are capable Of much more minute
subdivision, according to locality and
specisl environment. Enough has been
said to SHOW that tho masses oil the party,
though in the main against the election oil
Mr. Camden by Republican votes, were
by no meaus a unit in sentiment. 1t will
be serious miE.ake to aseume that Re-
publicans wero standing solidly together,
saving q few traitors who parveseely
worked for Camden and ct the last in
duced some other traitors TO vote for him.
Leadership based OIL that misconception
Of the situation will not lead further than
the ditch. 1t will save the Republican
party infinite trouble and disappointment
to start With the idea that the late cam.
paign is over, and that in the next we
shall welcome the assistance Of svery man
who has voice and vote.
We may not win on that broad plane;
sal.petre won't cave Us il We take mar.
rover chute. Wha. we arc aiming at 10
to tee, down he house Of the majority,
and We have need OF every mau who eau
hahn